Our wish for all today: Health, and the Basque Republic (video)

(Actually, it’s our wish today, yesterday, and always, but that didn’t fit in the title)

We apologize that there’s no news in this entry, but today we just couldn’t help sharing such a Declaration of Principles as this. Really, it’s not easy for us to explain why today we felt the need to share this video with our readers.

Perhaps it’s because we just celebrated an October 12th (Hispanic Day) and we were just really happy to have survived so many unionist speeches and military parades. Perhaps it’s because a friend reminded us of it and we were reminded of that unique generation of Patriots (with a capital P) who gave so much for Euzkadi (the original spelling in Basque of the Basque nation) and are so little remembered. Perhaps it’s because there are times when it’s necessary to remember the basics, so we don’t lose sight of the path before us.

The ikurriña, the flag and main symbol of the Basques

We don’t really know why. Maybe it’s simply because the combination of the lyrics by Basque poet and patriot Lauaxeta, a true martyr for the Freedom of the Basque Country, and the music of Ken Zazpi are, quite simply, perfect.

And in the peace of the dusksomeone is still singing:“You have to give everythingfor such beloved freedom”!

*English translation from John R. Bopp

As a side note, we were sad to see that the Musikazblai website substituted “Euzkadi”, the term used by Lauaxeta, with “Euskal Herria”, which was, at the time, used by the Carlists who wanted to finish off the Euzkadi Government and who were part of the uprisers who assassinated Lauaxeta.